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A selection of details and elements in architecture and interior designs.

image of Tiananmen gateimage of the seventeen arch bridge in Yiheyuan

Walk through Beijing's great attractions -- 故宫Gugong (The Palace Museum), 天坛Tiantan (Temple of Heaven), 天坛天安门广场Tiananmen Square, 颐和园Yiheyuan (Summer Palace).

image of Tulufan's Emin Minaretimage of the ruins in Tulufan's Gaochang Ruins

See 吐鲁番Tulufan's well-known attractions -- 苏公塔Sugonta (Emin Minaret), 高昌城Gaochang Ruins, and 火焰山Huoyan Shan (Flaming Mountains).

建筑，设计的细节和元素Details and Elements of Architecture and Design

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     天坛 Tiantan (Temple of Heaven)

    The tailless dragons that formed the handle of a large casted bell. The bell sat inside a small building with arch-shaped opennings on four sides. Four low gates were also set up to prevent anyone from getting their hands on it. But if you paid Y10 you may go in and kiss it if you like.

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     天坛 Tiantan (Temple of Heaven)

    a finely-crafted handle or knob in the shape of a lion's head with a dragon on a flat ring under its mouth. They are part of the design of a large red gate.

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     北京市 Beijing City

    Chinese characters on top of the doorway,"四时平安“ (peace, tranquility, and general wellness throughout the 4 seasons).

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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    Swallows are common in villages. If they like your place and decided to stay by building their nests, then you are in good fortune. the nest are usually built underneath eaves or the above an entrance doorway. One I saw above a doorway; the owner installed a metal cover above the nest to shield it from rain. Here it perches on a ceiling hook.

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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    The character 福 fu (fortune) written on the wall directly opposite a entrance.

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     故宫 Gugong(The Palace Museum)
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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    Close-up of the previous beam with the carvings. The carvings are gold painted. The hooks are used for hanging lanterns.

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     天坛 Tiantan (Temple of Heaven)

    dragon heads lined the three-tiered base of the Temple's marble base

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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    A 门罩 menzhao directly above an entrance doorway.

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     关麓 Guanlu village
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     西递 Xidi

    Menzhao inside the bouse.

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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    Stone relief carvings attached to a wall.

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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    This window screen was carved from a solid slab of stone. I was told that a foreigner offered a large sum for it but fortunately was turned down.

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     南屏 Nanping village
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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    The stone base of the pillars and wood walls.

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     北京市 Beijing City

    Roof details of a house inside a 胡同 hutong.

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     嘉峪关 Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass)

    The giant gate door is made up of a metal skin wrapped around a plank of solid wood.